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Why did Jonathan Swift leave Trinity College Dublin for England in 1689?
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Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift, detail of an oil painting by Charles Jervas, c. 1718; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Jonathan Swift left Trinity College Dublin for England in 1689 due to the Roman Catholic unrest that spread through Dublin following the Glorious Revolution (1688â89) in Protestant England. Seeking security amidst this political instability, Swift moved to England, where he joined the household of Sir William Temple at Moor Park, Surrey.1